Launch Mission Integration Lead - Project Engineer

Company: BOEING
Location: Montebello
Posted on: January 14, 2021

Job Description:

Satellite Production Engineering, located in El Segundo, CA is seeking a career experienced, highly skilled, and motivated team member to serve in the Launch Mission Integration Lead role. The candidate will provide project and technical leadership and ensure common practices across programs and product lines for definition of launch interfaces, documentation of engineering requirements, and analyses of launch and ascent environments.Within the scope of launch, this role will lead project execution to complete the work statement and identify performance metrics. The Launch Mission Integration lead will plan and coordinate resources required over the life of the project, assign responsibility for activities to team members, and ensure technical correctness and consistency of the satellite product; compare actual results to baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiencies, productivity, and lessonsPosition Responsibilities:

• Manages launch vehicle mechanical, electrical, and environmental interfaces for spacecraft launching on various launch vehicles including but not limited to: Ariane, Atlas, Falcon, Proton, and Vulcan
• Responsible for satellite-to-launch vehicle interface design requirements, approval of Interface Control Document (ICD), spacecraft test programs,
• Develop and maintain detailed launch integration schedules.
• Provides technical leadership and ensures common engineering process/practices for El Segundo Satellite Division Launch preparations and launch campaigns
• Works closely with program managers, program and functional chief engineers to ensure mission success and prompt resolution of issues and anomalies
• Project management: adopts and drives common practices to meet programs-' cost, schedule, quality and technical objectives, including capturing lessons learned and best practices for implementation on future programs
• Requires working at remote launch site environments where it is necessary to deal with unforeseen challenges, and effectively address issues in a timely manner in order to maintain critical milestone dates
• Leads the development of launch related documentation, including interface requirements and control documents, launch operations plans and procedures, and safety submittals
• Coordinates preparation and delivery of spacecraft analysis, models and analysis reports
• Ensure team member-'s use established Boeing Space and Launch systems processes, procedures, and best practices as appropriate
• Manages ITAR and EAR exports to international customers and launch services providers
• 25% travel is requiredThis position requires a current Tier 5 (T5), formerly known as a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) (U.S. Citizenship required). Basic--Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
  • Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry
  • 2+ years of experience in data analysis and/or process improvements and/or manufacturing engineering, and/or production system developments
  • 10+ years of experience with space, launch vehicle, or satellite programs
  • 5+ years of experience leading a team and/or large project in an integrated Product Team (IPT) Environment
  • Able to travel up to 25% Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
    • 14 or more years of full time aerospace industry--experience within Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Launch operations or Production engineering
    • Launch systems engineering and operations experience
    • Experience interfacing with external customers, subcontractors, launch vehicle suppliers
    • Experience as a Project manager in a Production/Operations Environment
    • Excellent written and oral communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
    • Multi-skill leader, Solid Problem Solving & Decision Making Skills
    • Satellite systems integration and test experienceTypical Education & Experience: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.Relocation:-- This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility (Basic relocation is available for internal candidates, based on candidate eligibility.)Drug Free Workplace:Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.--Shift Work Statement:
      • This position is for 1st shift

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